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Paparazzo

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A freelance photographer who doggedly pursues celebrities to take candid pictures for sale to magazines and newspapers.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A free-lance photographer that specializes in following and photographing celebrities such as movie stars, especially to obtain candid photographs in private situations.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines

Word Usage

"Both documentaries use the same footage from Fellini's La Dolce Vita to explain the origin of the term paparazzo (it's a character's name)."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

lensman photographer

Variant

paparazzi

Form

paparazzi

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